Sony Interactive Entertainment has embarrassingly cancelled its upcoming adventure shooter, Concord, just 14 days after release, despite having been reported eight years in the making.
As reported by Blaze News, Concord has been officially canceled by Sony, one month before its August 23, 2024 release and just two weeks after its debut on PC and PlayStation 5.
Sony is Blog Post Certain aspects of the game “didn't work as expected.” [they were] The publisher said this was “not intended” and warned that Concord would be removed from store shelves immediately, and is offering refunds to all customers.
Despite the cancellation and compensation offer, Sony said it was still considering the “best path forward” for the game. However, Concord's return Highly unlikely As of now, if the game is patched or undergoes significant changes, the studio may only offer partial refunds or no refunds at all.
“We, the gaming community, don't want this DEI nonsense in games!”
The diversity-focused product seemed doomed to failure from the start: Early images showed morbidly obese models of characters displaying pronouns on screen.
As That Park Place reported, one of the characters is an obese woman named Emali who “she“Pronouns. Another character named Lark is,to be decided” will appear where other characters' pronouns are shown.
“Even robots have pronouns,” says Kabrutus, a gamer and owner of DEI Detected. reviewThe author showed off an image of the robot in the game.he/himSelect “Pronouns” on the character selection screen.
Following the cancellation, the author encouraged gamers to “keep up the pressure” on game studios that stand for diversity, equity, and inclusion.
“Let's always be aware that we, the gaming community, don't want any DEI shit in games!” he said. Added.
Concord was developed over eight years by Washington state-based Firewalk Studios, which Sony acquired in 2008. 2023.
Sony and Firewalker did not disclose development costs for Concord, but CNET Estimates reportedly range from $100 million to $200 million, based on how much Sony has previously budgeted for its own games.
Sony has made a public commitment to DEI. Sony Interactive The website lists at least nine internal employee diversity groups, including ones around “pride,” “representation” and “well-being.”
There are also thought camps for veterans, women and Black employees.
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